Washstand furniture

ABSTRACT

Washstand furniture includes: a wash device including a wash bowl, a water supply assembly for supplying water to the wash bowl, and a drainage assembly for draining the water supplied to the wash bowl; a cabinet provided under the wash bowl, the cabinet having a space defined therein; and a residual-water-suction-device-drying module provided inside the cabinet for receiving and drying separate components of a residual water suction device for suctioning liquid.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to KoreanApplication No. 10-2017-0029738, filed on Mar. 8, 2017, whose entiredisclosure is hereby incorporated by reference.

U.S. application Ser. Nos. 15/915,193; 15/915,364; 15/915,267;15/915,332; 15/915,401; 15/915,480; 15/915,421; 15/915,216; 15/915,236,all filed on Mar. 8, 2018, are related and are hereby incorporated byreference in their entirety. Further, one of ordinary skill in the artwill recognize that features disclosed in these above-noted applicationsmay be combined in any combination with features disclosed herein.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

The present disclosure relates to washstand furniture that utilizes thespace under a washstand, and more particularly to washstand furniturehaving a module received therein.

2. Background

Moisture may remain on the wall and/or the floor of a bathroom after thebathroom is used. If moisture on the wall or the floor of the bathroomis not removed properly, scaling may be formed, and this scaling maynecessitate additional cleaning of the bathroom.

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2016/0128528 discloses a portable hardsurface cleaning device (or a residual water suction device), whichincludes a water and air separation module, a suction port, and adrainage water tank. The device may function to remove moisture. Forexample, the residual water suction device may be used to suctionmoisture remaining in a bathroom, such as to remove moisture from a wallor floor of the bathroom. When the residual water suction device isused, moisture may be present within the residual water suction device.As a result, scaling may be formed inside the residual water suctiondevice, or mildew may propagate within the residual water suctiondevice. Consequently, a device that is not, itself, clean may be used toattempt to dry and clean the bathroom. For example, mildew in the devicemay be undesirably transferred to a surface of a bathroom during use tosuction water from the surface.

The above reference is incorporated by reference herein whereappropriate for appropriate teachings of additional or alternativedetails, features and/or technical background.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The embodiments will be described in detail with reference to thefollowing drawings in which like reference numerals refer to likeelements, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing washstand furniture according to anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II′ of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view showing the state in which a second module of thewashstand furniture according to the embodiment of the presentdisclosure is withdrawn;

FIG. 4 is a view showing a residual water suction device received in asecond module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line V-V′ of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 shows a bottom perspective view of the second module, and a viewof the second module when a lower cover is removed according to theembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a plurality of fans provided between anupper cover and a lower cover according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view showing the second module accordingto the embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view showing the second module according tothe embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 shows a view showing a main body of a residual water suctiondevice being inserted into a third reception unit in which a chargingtransmission unit is provided, and a view showing the main body of theresidual water suction device after being received in the thirdreception unit where the charging transmission unit provided, accordingto an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 11 is a view illustrating the flow of air in the second moduleaccording to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Exemplary embodiments of washstand furniture according to the presentdisclosure will be described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing washstand furniture according to anembodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 2 is a sectional viewtaken along line II-II′ of FIG. 1. Hereinafter, the structure ofwashstand furniture (also referred to as a washstand or vanity) 10according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1and 2.

The washstand furniture 10 according to this embodiment may include: awash device including a wash bowl (also referred to as a sink or basin),a water supply assembly (also referred to as a faucet or tap) thatsupplies water to the wash bowl, and a drainage assembly (or drain) thatdrains the water supplied to the wash bowl; an inner cabinet 40 that isprovided under the wash bowl and may have a space defined therein; anouter cabinet 60 that covers the exterior of the inner cabinet; and aresidual-water-suction-device-drying module (or -suction-device dryer)100 that may be provided inside the inner cabinet, theresidual-water-suction-device-drying module may include a plurality ofreceiving units (or cavities) to receive and dry separate components ofa residual water suction device (or suction device) 200 (see FIG. 4) forsuctioning liquid, wherein an external connection channel 68 thatcommunicates with an outside of the washstand furniture may be definedbetween the inner cabinet and the outer cabinet, and theresidual-water-suction-device-drying module may include a fan thatgenerates an air flow from the external connection channel 68 and to thereceiving units of the residual-water-suction-device-drying module 100.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the washstand furniture 10 according to oneembodiment, a direction in which a module is withdrawn from the cabinet(e.g., away from a wall on which the washstand furniture 10 is mounted)may be referred to as a forward direction, a direction opposite theforward direction (e.g., toward a wall on which the washstand furniture10 is mounted) may be referred to as a rearward direction, a directionin which the wash bowl is provided will be referred to as an upwarddirection, and a direction in which legs of the washstand furniture areprovided may be referred to as a downward direction, but theseorientations are provided for convenience of the flowing description andare not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. For example, themodule may be withdrawn from a side surface of the washstand furniture10, and the washbowl is may be positioned at a side or below thecabinet.

The wash device is a device provided adjacent to the wall of a restroom,i.e. a washroom, and that allows a user to wash his/her face or hands.The wash device may include a wash bowl 22 that stores water used toperform washing, a water supply assembly to supply water to the washbowl 22, and a drainage assembly that drains the supplied water from thewash bowl 22.

An enamel wash bowl or a ceramic wash bowl may be used as the wash bowl22. In this embodiment, an enamel wash bowl may be used since the enamelwash bowl can be variably formed in various shapes, and the lower partof the enamel wash bowl can be easily coupled to the cabinet. The washbowl 22 may be provided at am upper part or opening of the washstandfurniture 10. In another example, the wash bowl 22 may be provided at amiddle or lower portion of the washstand furniture 10.

The water supply assembly may include a water supply valve 24 thatcontrols a supply of water to the wash bowl 22 and a water supply hose26 that supplies water to the water supply valve 24. The water supplyvalve 24 may be provided at one side of the wash bowl 22 to supply waterto that side of the wash bowl 22. The water supply hose 26 may include ahot water supply hose that supplies hot (e.g. heated) water and aseparate cold water supply hose that supplies cold (e.g., unheated, roomtemperature) water. The water supply hose 26 may be connected to theoutside of the washstand furniture 10 through the upper surface 42 of aninner cabinet 40, which will be described below.

The water supply assembly may further include a water purificationfilter 27 that filters or otherwise purifies the water that isintroduced into the water supply hose 26. The water purification filter27 may purify the water that is discharged to the wash bowl 22 via thewater supply valve 24.

The drainage assembly may include a drainage pipe 30 that discharges thewater from in the wash bowl 22 to an outside of the washstand furniture10 and a popup valve 28 that selectively may prevent a flow of waterthrough the drainage pipe. For example, the popup valve 28 may be closedto cause water to remain in the wash bowl 22 or may open to allow thewater stored in the wash bowl 22 to move into the drainage pipe 30.

The cabinet, which defines the external appearance of the washstandfurniture 10, may be provided under the wash device. The cabinetmaintains the rigidity of the washstand furniture 10 and may have aspace in which the module is received. In this embodiment, the interiorof the cabinet may be hollow, and the front of the cabinet may be opento receive the module.

In this embodiment, the cabinet may include an inner cabinet 40 toreceive the module therein and an outer cabinet 60 provided outside theinner cabinet 40 and to maintain a rigidity of the washstand furniture.In this embodiment, the washstand furniture 10 includes the innercabinet 40 and the outer cabinet 60 that each provides a separatebarrier to prevent water from being introduced into a module positionedin the inner cabinet 40.

In this embodiment, the inner cabinet 40 may be formed in the shape of abox, the interior of which is hollow and the front of which is open. Inthis embodiment, the outer cabinet 60 may be provided outside the innercabinet 40. In this embodiment, the outer cabinet 60 may includeside-outer cabinet walls 62 provided at opposite side surfaces of theinner cabinet 40, a rear-outer cabinet wall 64 provided at the rearsurface 44 of the inner cabinet 40, and a base-outer cabinet wall 66provided at the lower surface 46 of the inner cabinet 40.

The inner cabinet 40 may include, at the inside thereof, a rail member(not shown) to move the module into the inside or to the outside of theinner cabinet 40. The inner cabinet 40 may include, at a part thereofcorresponding to a suction port or a discharge port of the module, acommunication hole 48. The inner cabinet 40 may include a lower surface46 thereof having a communication hole 48, which is connected to adischarge port of an air conditioner (or dryer) 80. A portion of ahousing 82 may be formed around the discharge port of the airconditioner 80 that extends through the communication hole 48. The airconditioner 80 may be provided between the lower surface of the innercabinet 40 and a base outer cabinet 68.

An external connection channel 68, through which air flows between themodule and the outside of the washstand furniture 10, may be definedbetween the rear surface 44 of the inner cabinet 40 and the rear outercabinet 64. The lower part of the external connection channel 68 may beopen so as to be connected to the outside of the washstand furniture 10.

In one embodiment, in order to minimize the magnitude of the load of thewash device that is transmitted to the cabinet, the washstand furniture10 may further include a frame 54 provided between the inner cabinet 40and the outer cabinet 60.

The module 70, 100 may be received in the inner cabinet 40. In thisembodiment, the module may be an electrically operated device receivedin the cabinet. A plurality of modules may be received in the cabinet.

In one embodiment, the washstand furniture 10 includes a first module(or heated drawer assembly) 70 and a second module (or drying drawerassembly) 100. The first module 70 may be provided at the lower part ofthe inner cabinet 40, and the second module 100 may be provided at theupper part of the inner cabinet 40 (e.g., above the first module 70).

In one embodiment, the washstand furniture 10 may further include athird module 78 provided between the inner cabinet 40 and the wash bowl22. In this embodiment, the third module 78 may include a waterpurification filter 27 that purifies water that is supplied to the watersupply assembly or a printed circuit board (not shown) to controlelectric power supplied to an air conditioner 80 or to the modules 70,100 or to control the operation thereof.

The washstand furniture 10 may include a partition 50 that partitions aninterior of the inner cabinet 40 into spaces for receiving a pluralityof modules. The partition 50 may partition the interior of the innercabinet 40 into separate spaces that receive the modules. For example,the second module 100 may be provided in the inner cabinet 40 above thepartition 50, and the first module 70 may be provided in the innercabinet 40 under the partition 50. In addition, a wire that supplieselectric power to the module 70, 100 that is configured to move forward(e.g., outward) from the interior of the cabinet may be provided at thepartition 50.

In the embodiment show in FIGS. 1 and 2, the washstand furniture 10 mayalso include an upper cover 56 provided between the wash bowl 22 and thecabinet, and the upper cover 56 may function primarily to block waterfalling from the wash bowl 22. The upper cover 56 may interconnect thewash bowl 22 and the cabinet. In this embodiment, the washstandfurniture 10 may include an input unit (or user interface) 57 thatallows a user to input a command to operate the air conditioner 80 orthe other modules. In one example, the input unit 57 may be positionedat one side of the upper cover 56.

In this embodiment, the washstand furniture 10 may further include legs(or supports) 58 to space the cabinet apart from the floor of thebathroom by a predetermined distance.

In this configuration, the air conditioner 80 may discharge air todehumidify the floor of the bathroom or to dry the interiors of themodules provided in the cabinet. The air conditioner 80 may dischargesair through a first discharge port 86 facing the floor of the bathroomor through a second discharge port 88 connected to the interior of thecabinet using a fan 94.

In this embodiment, the air conditioner 80 may be provided under theinner cabinet 40. The air conditioner 80 may discharge air to the firstmodule 70, which is provided in the inner cabinet 40, from under theinner cabinet 40. The air conditioner 80 may be positioned under thelower surface of the inner cabinet 40. The air conditioner 80 may bepositioned so as to be spaced apart from the floor of the bathroom by atleast a predetermined distance. The air conditioner 80 may be spacedapart from the floor of the bathroom by the predetermined distance todischarge air toward the floor of the bathroom. The air conditioner 80may be positioned between the lower surface of the inner cabinet 40 andthe base-outer cabinet wall 66. A portion of a housing 82 of the airconditioner 80 may protrude toward a lower side of the base-outercabinet wall 66. The air conditioner 80 may be mounted to the base-outercabinet wall 66.

In this embodiment, the air conditioner 80 may include a housing 82having therein a suction port 84, the first discharge port 86 that driesthe floor of the bathroom, and the second discharge port 88 that driesthe interiors of one or more of the modules provided in the cabinet, afan 94 provided inside the housing 82 that generates an air flow fromthe suction port 84 to the first discharge port 86 or to the seconddischarge port 88, and a vane 90 to direct the air flow in the housing82 through the first discharge port 86 or through the second dischargeport 88. The air conditioner 80 may further include a heater 92 forheating the air flowing therein. The air conditioner 80 further includesan air-conditioning filter (or grill) 96 that filters air that issuctioned into the suction port 84 of the housing 82.

The vane 90 may selectively open and close the first discharge port 86or the second discharge port 88. The vane 90 may be driven by avane-driving motor (not shown). The first discharge port 86 or thesecond discharge port 88 may be opened and closed by the operation ofthe vane-driving motor. The first discharge port 86 or the seconddischarge port 88 may be selectively opened and closed by the operationof the vane 90. For example, when vane 90 is positioned such that thefirst discharge port 86 is open, the second discharge port 88 is closedor blocked by the vane 90. Similarly, when the vane 90 is moved to blockor otherwise close the first discharge port 86, the vane 90 may bepositioned such that the second discharge port 88 is opened.

In one example, the first module 70 may receive and store utensils usedin the bathroom. The first module 70 may function to dry the utensils.For example, the first module 70 may dry utensils received therein usinghot (e.g., heated) air discharged from the air conditioner 80.

The first module 70 may include a first module drawer 72 movablyprovided in the cabinet and having a space defined therein, a basket 73detachably provided in the first module drawer 72, and a rack 74provided in the basket 73 for holding utensils. The interior of thefirst module drawer 72 may be hollow, and a top of the first moduledrawer 72 may be open such that the basket can be inserted into thedrawer 72. Consequently, the basket 73 may be inserted or removedthrough the open top of the drawer. The first module 70 may furtherinclude a first module suction member (or a first module inlet) 76having therein a suction channel connected to the air conditioner 80(e.g., to the second discharge port 88) and a first module dischargemember (or first module outlet) 77 having a discharge port fordischarging air from the first module 70.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the state in which the second module 100 of thewashstand furniture 10 according to the embodiment of the presentdisclosure is withdrawn, and FIG. 4 is a view showing a residual watersuction device 200 received in the second module 100 according to theembodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is a sectional view takenalong line V-V′ of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a lowercover 124 and an upper cover 122 of the second module 100 according tothe embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 is a view illustratinga plurality of fans provided between the upper cover 122 and the lowercover 124 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, andFIG. 8 is a front perspective view showing the second module 100according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 9 is a rearperspective view showing the second module 100 according to theembodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 10 is a view illustratinga charging transmission unit (or charger) 154 of the second module 100according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Hereinafter, thesecond module 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 10.

In one embodiment, portions of a residual water suction device 200,which can be used in the bathroom to remove water, may be received inthe second module (or the “residual-water-suction-device-drying module”)100. The second module 100 may dry or otherwise remove residual moisturefrom sections of the residual water suction device 200. Additionally,the second module 100 may perform other functions related to theresidual water suction device 200, such as to charge a rechargeablebattery in the residual water suction device 200.

The residual water suction device 200, which is received in the secondmodule 100, will be described with reference to FIG. 4. The residualwater suction device 200 may remove residual water from the wall,floors, or other surface of a bathroom by suctioning this water. In thisembodiment, the residual water suction device 200 may include a mainbody 230 having a suction module for suctioning a fluid, a liquid-gasseparator 220 connected to the main body 230 for separating thesuctioned fluid into gas and liquid, and a suction nozzle 210 having asuction port for suctioning the fluid through the operation of thesuction module. The main body 230 may include a drainage water tankconnected to the liquid-gas separator 220 for storing the separatedliquid. The main body 230 may further include a rechargeable battery forsupplying electric power to the suction module of the residual watersuction device 200 and an electric power reception unit for receivingexternal electric power.

In this embodiment, the residual water suction device 200 may bedivided, for example, into the suction nozzle 210, the liquid-gasseparator 220, and the main body 230. In other examples, the residualwater suction device 200 may be separated into fewer, additional, ordifferent components. The second module 100 may receive therein one ormore of the suction nozzle 210, the liquid-gas separator 220, and themain body 230 of the residual water suction device 200 and may dry thereceived suction nozzle 210, liquid-gas separator 220, and/or main body230.

The second module 100 may include a plurality of receiving spaces toaccommodate the separate components of the residual water suction device200. Referring to FIG. 5, the second module 100 may include a firstreception unit (or first recess) 130 to accommodate the suction nozzle210, a second reception unit (or second recess) 132 to accommodate theliquid-gas separator 220, and a third reception unit (or third recess)134 to accommodate the main body 230. Although three separate receptionunits 130, 132, and 134 to receive three portions of the residual watersuction device 200 are shown in the figures, it should be appreciatedthat the second module 100 may include additional, fewer, or differentreception units.

The second module 100 may also include a first fan 140 to move air tothe first reception unit 130, a second fan 142 to move air to the secondreception unit 132, and a third fan 144 to move air to the thirdreception unit 134. Although three separate fans 140, 142, and 144 areshown in the figures, it should be appreciated that the second module100 may include additional, fewer, or different fans.

The second module 100 may also include a drawer 110, which is movablyprovided in (e.g., to slide in or out of) the cabinet and which definesthe plurality of reception units 130, 132, and 134 to accommodate theseparate components of the residual water suction device 200, and theplurality of fans 140, 142, and 144 to move air to the respectivereception units 130, 132, and 134. The second module 100 may include afront part (or front drawer wall) 112 provided at the front of thedrawer 110 and a drawer handle 114 protruding from the upper end of thefront part 112. The front part 112 may cover the open front of thecabinet.

A portion of the upper surface of the drawer 110 may be recessed inwardto define the reception units 130, 132, and 134. The fans 140, 142, and144 for moving air to the reception units 130, 132, and 134,respectively, may be provided in the drawer 110.

The drawer 110 may include, at the rear thereof, a suction member (orsuction inlet) 152 having a suction port 150, through which air flowsinto the drawer 110. Referring to FIG. 7, the suction member 152according to this embodiment may be separate from the drawer 110 and maybe provided at one side of the drawer 110. Alternatively, the suctionmember 152 may be integrally formed with the drawer 110.

The second module 100 may include a moving rail 116 for inserting thedrawer 110 into the cabinet or withdrawing the drawer 110 from thecabinet. In this embodiment, the moving rail 116 may be provided on theside surface of the drawer 110. A rail member may be provided inside theinner cabinet 40 at a position corresponding to the moving rail 116. Asthe moving rail 116 of the drawer 110 moves along the rail member of theinner cabinet 40, the drawer 110 may be inserted into or withdrawn fromthe inner cabinet 40.

The drawer 110 may include a wire connection member (or wire connection)156 that connects an electric power supply wire to the interior of thedrawer 110. The wire connection member 156 may be connected to thecabinet or the partition 50. The wire may be connected to the interiorof the second module 100 through the wire connection member 156.

Referring to FIG. 7, the wire connection member 156 according to thisembodiment may be provided at the rear surface of the drawer 110. Thewire provided in the drawer 110 through the wire connection member 156may supply electric power to various components in the first module 100,such as an ultraviolet lamp, which will be described in detail below, acharger, and/or to the fans 140, 142, 144.

Referring to FIG. 6, the drawer 110 may include an upper cover 122,which defines the upper surface of the drawer 110, and a lower cover124, which defines the side surfaces, the rear surface, and the lowersurface of the drawer 110. The upper cover 122 and the lower cover 124may be coupled to each other to define an internal channel 126 (see FIG.8) to receive air flowing via the external connection channel 68. Thefans 140, 142, and 144 may be provided in the internal channel 126,which is defined by the coupling between the upper cover 122 and thelower cover 124.

As shown in the drawings, the suction member 152, which has the suctionport 150 therein for allowing the external connection channel 68 and theinternal channel 126 of the drawer 110 to communicate with each othertherethrough, may be provided at one side of the lower cover 124. Aportion of the upper cover 122 may be recessed downward to define thereception units 130, 132, and 134 for receiving the separate componentsof the residual water suction device 200. The upper cover 122 mayinclude, therein, a plurality of holes 146, 147, and 148 through the airflowing passes between the respective fans and the reception units.

Referring to FIG. 9, the first reception unit 130 may have a first hole146 that os formed in the direction in which the first fan 140 isprovided. Referring to FIG. 9, the second reception unit 132 may have asecond hole 147 formed in the direction in which the second fan 142 isprovided. Referring to FIG. 8, the third reception unit 134 may have athird hole 148 that is formed in the direction in which the third fan144 is provided.

The drawer 110 may include, at the rear thereof, a suction member (orsuction inlet) 152 having a suction port 150, through which air flowsinto the drawer 110. As communication hole 48 may be formed in the innercabinet 40 at a location corresponding to the suction port 150 of thedrawer 110.

When the drawer 110 is inserted into the inner cabinet 40, the uppercover 122 of the drawer 110 may be positioned so as to be spaced apartfrom the upper surface 42 of the inner cabinet 40 by a predetermineddistance. A discharge channel 160 may be defined between the upper cover122 of the drawer 110 and the upper surface 42 of the inner cabinet 40,and the air discharged into the reception units by the fans may flowthrough the discharge channel 160. The communication hole 48, throughwhich the air flowing in the discharge channel 160 is discharged to theexternal connection channel 68, may be formed in the upper end of therear surface of the inner cabinet 40.

The drawer 110 may include a charging transmission unit (or chargetransmission antenna) 154 that charges a rechargeable battery in theresidual water suction device 200. Referring to FIG. 10, the chargingtransmission unit 154 may be provided at one side of the third receptionunit 134, in which the main body 230 of the residual water suctiondevice 200 is received.

The charging transmission unit 154 may supply electric power to acharging reception unit (or a charge reception antenna) in a wirelessfashion. For example, the charging transmission unit 154 may generateinduction voltage, and the charging reception unit receives theinduction voltage, whereby electric power is supplied to the chargingreception unit in a wireless fashion via the induction voltage. Sincethe residual water suction device 200 may be used in a humid space suchas a bathroom, electric power may be supplied to the residual watersuction device 200 in a wireless fashion. Alternatively, an electricdocking station may be provided for charging the residual water suctiondevice 200 through electric docking in which the residual water suctiondevice 200 is connected to a power supply when received in the module100. When the main body 230 is received in the third reception unit 134,therefore, the rechargeable battery in the main body 230 may be charged.

The second module 100 may further include an ultraviolet lamp 118 tosterilize one or more of the separated components of the residual watersuction device 200. Since the components of the residual water suctiondevice 200 are separated, the sterilizing light from the ultravioletlamp 118 may reach an interior of the residual water suction device 200.In this embodiment, the ultraviolet lamp 118 may be provided inside thefront part (or drawer front) 112. Alternatively, separate ultravioletlamps may be provided in the respective reception units, in which theseparate components of the residual water suction device 200 arepositioned.

FIG. 11 is a view illustrating the flow of air in the second module 100according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Hereinafter, theflow of air inside and outside the second module 100 due to theoperation of the fans provided in the second module 100 will bedescribed.

When the fans 140, 142, and 144 in the drawer 110 are operated, air maybe introduced from the external connection channel 68 into a space 136defined in the drawer 110. The air introduced into the drawer 110 may bedischarged into the reception units due to the operation of the fans.The air discharged into the reception units may dry the separatecomponents of the residual water suction device 200, flow along thespace defined between the upper cover 122 of the drawer 110 and theupper surface 42 of the inner cabinet 40, and may be discharged to theexternal connection channel 68 through the communication hole 48 formedin the inner cabinet.

As is apparent from the above description, the washstand furnitureaccording to the present disclosure has the following aspects. First,the washstand furniture includes a residual-water-suction-device-dryingmodule that receives and dries separate components of a residual watersuction device. Consequently, it is possible to effectively removemoisture from the residual water suction device while holding theresidual water suction device. Second, theresidual-water-suction-device-drying module may include a drawer havinga plurality of reception units to receive the separate components of theresidual water suction device and a plurality of fans for moving air tothe respective reception units of the drawer. Consequently, the separatecomponents of the residual water suction device are separately dried,whereby it is possible to thoroughly remove moisture from within theresidual water suction device.

Third, the residual-water-suction-device-drying module may include acharging transmission unit to charge one or more components the residualwater suction device. Consequently, it is possible to freely use thecharging transmission unit while the residual water suction device isbeing held and stored so that the charging transmission unit is ready tobe used.

It is an aspect of the present disclosure to provide washstand furniturethat is capable of holding and drying a residual water suction devicefor removing moisture from the wall of a bathroom. It is another aspectof the present disclosure to provide washstand furniture that is capableof holding and charging a residual water suction device. The aspects ofthe present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned aspects,and other aspects that have not been mentioned above will become evidentto those skilled in the art from the following description.

In accordance with the present disclosure, the above and other aspectscan be accomplished by the provision of washstand furniture including: awash device including a wash bowl, a water supply assembly for supplyingwater to the wash bowl, and a drainage assembly for draining the watersupplied to the wash bowl; a cabinet provided under the wash bowl, thecabinet having a space defined therein; and aresidual-water-suction-device-drying module provided inside the cabinetfor receiving and drying separate components of a residual water suctiondevice for suctioning liquid. Consequently, it is possible to separatelyhold the separate components of the residual water suction device in thespace defined in the washstand furniture while drying the separatecomponents of the residual water suction device.

The residual-water-suction-device-drying module may include a drawermovably provided in the cabinet for defining a plurality of receptionunits for receiving the separate components of the residual watersuction device and a plurality of fans for moving air to the respectivereception units. Consequently, it is possible to dry the separatecomponents of the residual water suction device.

The drawer may include a suction member having therein a suction port,through which air flows into the drawer. A discharge channel, alongwhich air discharged into the reception units by the fans flows, may bedefined between the upper cover of the drawer and the upper surface ofthe inner cabinet. Consequently, air for drying the residual watersuction device may flow to the inside and outside of theresidual-water-suction-device-drying module.

The drawer of the residual-water-suction-device-drying module mayinclude a charging transmission unit for charging the residual watersuction device. Consequently, it is possible to charge the residualwater suction device while drying the residual water suction device.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present disclosure maybe carried out in specific ways other than those set forth hereinwithout departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of thepresent disclosure. The above embodiments are therefore to be construedin all aspects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of thedisclosure should be determined by the appended claims and their legalequivalents, not by the above description, and all changes coming withinthe meaning and equivalency range of the appended claims are intended tobe embraced therein.

It will be understood that when an element or layer is referred to asbeing “on” another element or layer, the element or layer can bedirectly on another element or layer or intervening elements or layers.In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on”another element or layer, there are no intervening elements or layerspresent. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and allcombinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third,etc., may be used herein to describe various elements, components,regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions,layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These termsare only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer orsection from another region, layer or section. Thus, a first element,component, region, layer or section could be termed a second element,component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachingsof the present disclosure.

Spatially relative terms, such as “lower”, “upper” and the like, may beused herein for ease of description to describe the relationship of oneelement or feature to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated inthe figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms areintended to encompass different orientations of the device in use oroperation, in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. Forexample, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements describedas “lower” relative to other elements or features would then be oriented“upper” relative the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplaryterm “lower” can encompass both an orientation of above and below. Thedevice may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at otherorientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used hereininterpreted accordingly.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particularembodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure.As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended toinclude the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicatesotherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises”and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify thepresence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements,and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of oneor more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements,components, and/or groups thereof.

Embodiments of the disclosure are described herein with reference tocross-section illustrations that are schematic illustrations ofidealized embodiments (and intermediate structures) of the disclosure.As such, variations from the shapes of the illustrations as a result,for example, of manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances, are to beexpected. Thus, embodiments of the disclosure should not be construed aslimited to the particular shapes of regions illustrated herein but areto include deviations in shapes that result, for example, frommanufacturing.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientificterms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by oneof ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. It willbe further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly useddictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that isconsistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art andwill not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unlessexpressly so defined herein.

Any reference in this specification to “one embodiment,” “anembodiment,” “example embodiment,” etc., means that a particularfeature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with theembodiment is included in at least one embodiment. The appearances ofsuch phrases in various places in the specification are not necessarilyall referring to the same embodiment. Further, when a particularfeature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection withany embodiment, it is submitted that it is within the purview of oneskilled in the art to effect such feature, structure, or characteristicin connection with other ones of the embodiments.

Although embodiments have been described with reference to a number ofillustrative embodiments thereof, it should be understood that numerousother modifications and embodiments can be devised by those skilled inthe art that will fall within the spirit and scope of the principles ofthis disclosure. More particularly, various variations and modificationsare possible in the component parts and/or arrangements of the subjectcombination arrangement within the scope of the disclosure, the drawingsand the appended claims. In addition to variations and modifications inthe component parts and/or arrangements, alternative uses will also beapparent to those skilled in the art.

What is claimed is:
 1. Washstand furniture comprising: a wash bowl; afaucet that supplies water to the wash bowl; and a drain to remove thewater supplied to the wash bowl; a cabinet provided under the wash bowl,the cabinet having a space defined therein; and a drying module providedwithin the space defined in the cabinet, wherein: the drying moduleaccommodates separate components of a residual water suction device tosuction liquid and provides an air flow to dry to the separatecomponents of the residual water suction device, the drying moduleincludes: a drawer that is movably provided in the cabinet and defines aplurality of receiving spaces to accommodate the separate components ofthe residual water suction device; and a plurality of fans to generatethe air flow to the respective receiving spaces, and the drawerincludes: an upper cover that defines an upper surface of the drawer, aportion of the upper cover being recessed downward to define thereceiving spaces that accommodate the separate components of theresidual water suction device; and a lower cover provided under theupper cover, the lower cover being coupled to the upper cover to defineone or more spaces in which the fans are accommodated.
 2. The washstandfurniture according to claim 1, wherein the upper cover includes aplurality of holes through which air moves between the fans and thereceiving spaces.
 3. The washstand furniture according to claim 1,wherein the drawer comprises a suction channel member having, therein, asuction port, through which air flows into the drawer from outside thedryer module.
 4. The washstand furniture according to claim 1, whereinthe cabinet includes: an inner cabinet configured to be open at a frontthereof, the inner cabinet having the space defined therein; and arear-outer cabinet provided outside a rear surface of the inner cabinet,and wherein an external connection channel, through which air flows froman interior of the drying module to an exterior of the drying module, isdefined between a rear surface of the inner cabinet and the rear-outercabinet.
 5. The washstand furniture according to claim 1, wherein thecabinet includes: an inner cabinet having a space defined therein toreceive the drying module; and an outer cabinet provided outside theinner cabinet for maintaining rigidity of the washstand furniture, andwherein the upper cover is positioned so as to be spaced apart from anupper surface of the inner cabinet by a predetermined distance.
 6. Thewashstand furniture according to claim 5, wherein the outer cabinetincludes: a side-outer cabinet walls that cover corresponding sidesurfaces of the inner cabinet; a rear-outer cabinet wall that covers arear surface of the inner cabinet; and a base-outer cabinet wall thatcovers a lower surface of the inner cabinet.
 7. The washstand furnitureaccording to claim 5, wherein a discharge channel, along which air flowsinto the receiving spaces, is defined between the upper cover of thedrawer and the upper surface of the inner cabinet.
 8. The washstandfurniture according to claim 7, wherein a communication hole, throughwhich air flowing in the discharge channel is discharged to an outsideof the inner cabinet, is formed in a rear surface of the inner cabinet.9. The washstand furniture according to claim 1, wherein the dryingmodule includes a charging transmitter to charge one or more componentsof the residual water suction device.
 10. The washstand furnitureaccording to claim 9, wherein the charging transmitter includes anelectric docking station that contacts and charges one or more of thecomponents of the residual water suction device accommodated in thedrying module.
 11. The washstand furniture according to claim 9, whereinthe charging transmitter generates an induction voltage that charges oneor more of the components of the residual water suction deviceaccommodated in the drying module.
 12. The washstand furniture accordingto claim 1, wherein the drying module includes an ultraviolet lamp thatoutputs radiation to sterilize one or more of the separate components ofthe residual water suction device accommodated in the dryer module. 13.The washstand furniture according to claim 1, further comprising a userinterface, wherein the drying module is selectively activated based onan input received via the user interface.
 14. The washstand furnitureaccording to claim 1, wherein the cabinet is further configured toreceive another module in the space, the other module being positionedunder the drying module.
 15. The washstand furniture according to claim14, further comprising a dryer that includes a fan to generate an airflow and a heater to heat the air flow, the dryer providing the heatedair flow to an interior of the other module.
 16. The washstand furnitureaccording to claim 15, wherein the dryer further includes a vane toselectively direct the heated air flow to the other module or to a floorsurface under the washstand furniture.
 17. Washstand furniturecomprising: a wash bowl; a faucet that supplies water to the wash bowl;and a drain to remove the water supplied to the wash bowl; a cabinetprovided under the wash bowl, the cabinet having a space definedtherein; and a drying module provided within the space defined in thecabinet, wherein: the drying module accommodates separate components ofa residual water suction device to suction liquid and provides an airflow to dry to the separate components of the residual water suctiondevice, the drying module includes: a drawer that is movably provided inthe cabinet and defines a plurality of receiving spaces to accommodatethe separate components of the residual water suction device; and a oneor more fans to generate the air flow to the respective receivingspaces, and the drawer includes a suction channel member having,therein, a suction port, through which air flows into the drawer fromoutside the dryer module.
 18. The washstand furniture according to claim17, wherein one or more regions on an upper surface of the drawer arerecessed inward to define the receiving spaces.
 19. The washstandfurniture according to claim 17, wherein the cabinet includes: an innercabinet configured to be open at a front thereof, the inner cabinethaving the space defined therein; and a rear-outer cabinet providedoutside a rear surface of the inner cabinet, and wherein an externalconnection channel, through which air flows from an interior of thedrying module to an exterior of the drying module, is defined between arear surface of the inner cabinet and the rear-outer cabinet.
 20. Thewashstand furniture according to claim 17, wherein the drying moduleincludes an ultraviolet lamp that outputs radiation to sterilize one ormore of the separate components of the residual water suction deviceaccommodated in the dryer module.